The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-07

"sTART" THUNDERED THE CAPTAIN.
care; only don't try to play up queer
with me. Go forward" The mulatto
sullenly obeyed.
Upon the morning of the 1st of Sep
TENDER the Captain went ashore with
his nephew, leaving faithful Ben Har-
dy, the mate, in charge of the vessel
and the unpromising crew. His chief
errand was to see the agent; but the
agent was able to tell him nothing en-
couraging about the prospect of obtain
ing any good men. He had ordered the
mate to keep close watch on the new
men, and to shoot without hesitation
any Of them whom he found trying to
desert; and also to keep Dick Purvis,
the only remaining seaman of the old
crew, at the landing all day, for the
use of the agent, should he secure any
more men. We have seen that the
boat was waiting off the pier when the
Captain and Louis came down that
afternoon from the Pasco, but that the
vigilance of the military authorities in
the search for the escaped prisoner pre-
vented them from returning to the
bark Mt that time. The two walked
up to the city, called at the agents and
learned that he had had no further sue
cess, and then repaired to an Ameri-
can lodging house which was well
known to both of them.
Louis Hunter had made the acquaint-
ance of some boon companions among
the Cuban youth while the bark had
been in the harbor, and he now pro-
posed to make night of it," Captain
Willis, fatigued with the excitement of
the day, and much disturbed by the re-
cent occurrences upon and about his
vessel. went TO bed soon aftes supper.
Shortly after dark Louis sailed forth
to look up his friends He had not
reached the next strCct'whcn he was
stopped by the patrol and examined.
That he was an American subjected
him to instant suspicion, and he was
therefore taken to the guard-house for
further examination. Here he was con-
fined in dark and ill-ventilated room
for three hours with lot of suspects"
who had fallen into the clutches of the
patrol One at a time they were taken
out and Intercepted by an officer. 1t
was near eleven o'clock when Louis
turn came. After a close question
ing the officer was apparently sat
isiicd that the young man was not
filibuster, and discharged him, with
warning to 90 back to his lodgings
and not be seen in the streets again
that night. In not the best of tempers
at the loss of his nights carouse, he
obeyed. Upon inquiring of his uncle,
he found that he, too, had had more
experience with the Cuban authorities.
The house had been visited by an
armed party, and thoroughly searched.
Captain Willis had been examined, his
papers again scrutinized, and the Off
Ger appearing suspicious of all Amer
lean ShiP-captains, because, as he wise
ly observed, "they might have brought
some filibusters into port" had COM
PEELED him to dress himself and ac-
company him to the American Consul
To be identified. This irritating pro-
cedure had been gone through with,
and Louis found his uncle walking his
chamber by the light of tallow candle,
literally cursing all Spaniards and
Cubans, and raging like a Gagged lion.
$50 you're back, are you?" he said,
In rather milder tone, as Louis en-
tered. - was thinking those high
waymen had got you"
"They did, and only just let me 60"
said the other, sulkily.
"Well, I'll be cursed! But never
mind; Wen get TO sea tomorrow, in
some shape, crew or no crew; and If
the "Ncllie" ever comes down this way
again, il will be- when few Americans
and Cuban patriots haven't half scared
the whole Spanish nation out of their
wits
Had Louis Hunter possessed frank,
sympathizing nature he would have
embraced this opportunity To remove
all MISUNDERSTANDING with his uncle.
The old sea-dog was now in that frame
Of mind that made him wish Ia talk
with some one, and with Louis espec-
tally, about the stirring events Of the
day. the Inconvenience and annoy.